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Bloomington School District 271

Every dollar this school system reported for the 2023-24 school year: where it came from and where it went.

Where the money comes from

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Federal $11.8 million4.9%
  • School meals$3.7 million31.5%
  • Special education (IDEA)$3.0 million25.2%
  • All other federal money$2.9 million24.8%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$1.6 million13.9%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$244,0002.1%
  • English learners (Title III)$206,0001.8%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$52,0000.4%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$39,0000.3%

Inside the federal total: $95,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $146 million61.1%
  • General formula aid$77.8 million53.4%
  • Special education$36.8 million25.3%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$13.8 million9.5%
  • All other state money$10.0 million6.8%
  • Buildings and debt payments$2.6 million1.8%
  • School meals$2.4 million1.6%
  • Staff improvement$2.0 million1.4%
  • Transportation$198,0000.1%
  • Gifted and talented$145,000under 0.1%
Local $80.9 million34.0%
  • Property taxes$61.1 million75.5%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$8.9 million11.0%
  • From cities and counties$5.6 million7.0%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$5.1 million6.3%
  • From other school districts$226,0000.3%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$132 million55.6%
  • Support services Details$52.9 million22.3%
    • Student transportation$10.8 million20.5%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$9.9 million18.7%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$9.7 million18.3%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$7.6 million14.4%
    • School administration: principals' offices$7.3 million13.9%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$5.8 million11.0%
    • Business office and central services$1.7 million3.1%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$23.9 million10.1%

    Of this, construction: $20.0 million.

  • Food service and other$6.0 million2.5%
  • Interest on debt$5.0 million2.1%
  • Community services and adult education$13.0 million5.5%
  • Payments to state and local governments$3.0 million1.3%
  • Payments to other school districts$1.4 million0.6%

Inside these totals: $129 million in salaries and wages, $46.5 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $155 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (10,294). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 117029, NCES ID 2705790.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finances: Fiscal Year 2024. School year 2023-24. census.gov the data file

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